[Carol Taylor]

Here is the list of jokes I sent to John Mella at Light Quarterly for inclusion in the Autumn 2002 issue. John has final approval, of course, but he has given us (and I've packed as full as possible) 43 pages!

Carol


Selected Classic Jokes
Edited by Timothy Murphy
and Carol Taylor

Four Ancient Wheezes, X.J. Kennedy

I. POEMS OF FAITH AND PIETY

Success in the Church, X. J. Kennedy
Knocking on the Door, Jim Hayes
Currency Conversion, Robert Schechter
An Innocent Stroll, Jim Hayes and Timothy Murphy
Gathering by the River, Jim Hayes
The Holy Water Font, Kevin Andrew Murphy
A Full Confession, Ralph C. La Rosa
Tales from the Shtetl, Robert Schechter

II. POEMS OF FOLK AND FABLE

Man and the Firmament, Carol A. Taylor
Who’s Afraid?, David Anthony
Tales from Camelot, Robert Schechter
Fragment of a Case History, Christopher Wagner
The Wall, Jim Hayes
The Truth Will Out, Carol A. Taylor

III. POEMS OF LOVE AND ROMANCE

Survival Kit, Carol A. Taylor
Misguided Love Sonnet, David Condell
The Statues, Renate Micallef
Business as Usual, Richard Wakefield
Respect, R. S. Gwynn
The Wrath of Reilly, Jim Hayes
Angus and Morag, John Beaton
Progressive Hearing Loss, Carol A. Taylor

IV. POEMS OF THE PROFESSIONS

The Stock Boy, Timothy Murphy
It Takes Two to Tangle, Robert Schechter
Entomologist, David Anthony
Rorschach, Robert Schechter
Going Out in Style, Carol A. Taylor
Le Mot Juste, Robert Schechter
Missing the Point, Robert Schechter
Needs Must, Jim Hayes
Leaping to a Conclusion, Robert Schechter

V. POEMS OF ETHNIC PRIDE

Long Ago and Far Away, Christopher Wagner
A Battle Accounted For, X. J. Kennedy
Cowboy Garb, Richard Wakefield
Western Australia – the State of Mind, Timothy Murphy
Relative Positions, Carol A. Taylor
The Lift, Jim Hayes
Ole and Sven Join the Navy, R. S. Gwynn
Out Courting, Timothy Murphy
Clockwork, Jim Hayes
Overheard on a Bus, Jim Hayes
A Typical Dish, Jim Hayes
Out Cruising, Timothy Murphy
The Aussie and the Eskimo, Jim Hayes
The Ball Game, Jim Hayes

VI. CATS, DOGS, KIDS, AND OTHER ANIMALS

Cushioning the Blow, David Anthony
The Pet Shop, Kevin Andrew Murphy
Talented, Jim Hayes
Family Troubles, David Anthony
The Wisdom of the Ages, Richard Wakefield
Advice for Bear Country, Richard Wakefield
The Thirsty Gorilla, Robert Schechter
Circus Try-Out, Robert Schechter
Mullah Nasrudin and the Parrot, Kevin Andrew Murphy

VII. POEMS OF THRIFT AND PROBITY

Bill of Fare, Jim Hayes
The Lottery, Jim Hayes
Scalped, Jim Hayes
Last Call, Jim Hayes
To Die For, David Anthony
Keeping to a Schedule, Robert Schechter

VIII. IS IT WHISKEY THAT ALES YE?

A Good End, Jim Hayes
Home Late, Jim Hayes
The Snatch, Jim Hayes
Under the Weather, David Anthony
Double Trouble, Jim Hayes
Epitaph, Jim Hayes
In a Village Pub, Richard Wakefield
Bearing the News, David Anthony
The Local, Jim Hayes